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Associated PressMcCarthy’s Last-ditch Plan to Keep the Government Open Collapses, Making a Shutdown almost Certain
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temp...
September 30, 2023
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Political PulseConcept of ‘human Capital’ Finally Getting the Recognition It Deserves
A concept described by Adam Smith in his 1776 book “The Wealth of Nations” is gaining new importance...
September 30, 2023
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Film & TVRyoichi Higuchi, Singer-Songwriter with Parkinson’s, Stars in Film About Developing Disease
Ryoichi Higuchi, a singer-songwriter with Parkinson’s, will make his acting debut in “Ima Dance wo S...
September 30, 2023
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Japan In FocusTokyo Bathhouse Still Making Waves after 70 Years
The Atami-yu public bathhouse in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, has been helping people unwind for more than ...
September 30, 2023
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Asia-PacificSouth Korean President Invites Korean Victims of Atomic Bombings to Meeting in Seoul
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday invited Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing a...
September 29, 2023
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ReutersFrench Prosecutor Probes Transactions Involving LVMH’s Arnault, Russian Businessman
PARIS (Reuters) — The Paris public prosecutor's office confirmed on Friday that it is investigating ...
September 29, 2023
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General NewsOsaka Casino Plan Sparks Gambling Addiction Fears; Resort Construction to Coincide with Expo Construction
The ink is barely dry on the agreement to build an integrated resort (IR) with Japan’s first casino ...
September 29, 2023
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CompaniesHonda to Release 1st Mass-Produced EV in N. America in 2024
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — A U.S. unit of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that it will...
September 29, 2023
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General News4 Major Insurers Said to Collude on Premiums for over 100 Clients
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major nonlife insurance firms inappropriately prearranged their insurance ...
September 29, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPoll: 68% of Japanese Support Spreading Financial Burden in Fight against Low Birth Rate
Sixty-eight percent of people said they either “support” or “somewhat support” society as a whole be...
September 29, 2023
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Climate ChangeBrazil Favela Activist Plants Green Roofs to Combat Heat Wave
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Luis Cassiano climbs a ladder and gently places small bundles of plants o...
September 29, 2023
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EnvironmentOh, Deer: in US Capital, ‘Bambi’ Is Increasingly Unwelcome
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — To some, they are a magical sight to behold in the heart of the city — to ot...
September 29, 2023
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EnvironmentMost Species of ‘World’S Largest Flower’ Risk Extinction: Study
BANGKOK (AFP-Jiji) — Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured th...
September 29, 2023
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General NewsGaza Students to Speak at U.N. University in Tokyo; Teens Aim to Convey Details of Life in Palestine
GAZA CITY — Three teenage Palestinian refugee students who live in the Gaza Strip will arrive in Ja...
September 29, 2023
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Washington PostChina’s Quest for Human Genetic Data Spurs Fears of a DNA Arms Race
BELGRADE, Serbia – Most of Europe was in lockdown in April 2020 when a plane arrived in the Serbian ...
September 29, 2023